A New Jersey poker player recently turned a $50 buy-in into a staggering six-figure payday on BetMGM Poker, winning $100,000 in a SPINS tournament that lasted barely 13 minutes.
The player, with the screen name “Brokenblade,” captured what is believed to be the biggest SPINS jackpot ever awarded on BetMGM Poker and possibly the largest single payout in the operator’s poker history.
The incredible win occurred last week when the rarest possible multiplier — 2,400x the buy-in — was hit in a $50 SPINS tournament.
For those unfamiliar with the format, SPINS are BetMGM’s version of the lottery sit and go (LSNG) game type, where players compete in fast-paced, three-handed tournaments for randomized prize pools that can range from a modest double-up to massive windfalls worth thousands of times the buy-in.
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$50 to $100K in 13 Minutes
When “Brokenblade” registered for a $50 SPINS tournament, the odds of hitting the top prize multiplier were microscopic — just 0.001%, or roughly 1 in 100,000. But fortune was smiling that day. The random number generator rolled the top-tier multiplier, creating a $120,000 prize pool.
Unlike most SPINS events, which are winner-takes-all, the biggest jackpots are structured differently. In these rare 2,400x multiplier games, the prize pool is split among all three competitors: $100,000 for first place, and $10,000 each for second and third.
That means all three participants walked away winners, though none more so than “Brokenblade,” who took home the lion’s share in record time.
It reportedly took just 13 minutes for the New Jersey player to win the life-changing prize, making it one of the fastest six-figure wins in BetMGM Poker’s history.
SPINS are modeled after a format that has become wildly popular in online poker rooms across the globe, a blend of poker skill, speed, and lottery-style excitement. Each game seats three players, begins with shallow stacks of 500 chips, and features hyper-turbo blind levels that increase every three minutes. The entire match often concludes in just minutes, making it perfect for mobile players who enjoy quick, high-stakes action.
Prize pools are determined at random before play begins. Depending on the multiplier, players could be battling for anything from 2x to 2,400x their buy-in. Most tournaments award modest sums, but the allure of a life-changing score coupled with fast-paced gameplay keeps players coming back.
BetMGM Expands and Revamps Its SPINS Offering
Until recently, SPINS on BetMGM Poker were available only at lower buy-in levels, ranging from $1 to $25, with top prizes capped at $25,000. However, following the multi-state merger of BetMGM Poker’s Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania player pools, the operator took the opportunity to revamp the SPINS structure.
The changes included the introduction of a $50 buy-in tier and a new $100,000 top prize, effectively doubling the previous maximum payout.
Last week’s event marked the first known time that the 2,400x multiplier had been triggered since these structural changes took effect, making “Brokenblade’s” win both historic and symbolic of BetMGM’s growing momentum in the US online poker market.
Spins Across the US
For context, the 2,400x multiplier appears so rarely that most regular players may never experience it firsthand. Out of potentially hundreds of thousands of SPINS games dealt each month, only a handful ever hit this top tier. Yet it is exactly this blend of poker skill and pure luck that makes the SPINS format so compelling to players and spectators alike.
Whether it’s called SPINS, BLAST, Electric Poker, or SNG Select, the lottery sit-and-go format has become one of the most popular offerings in online poker today. Virtually every major US operator features its own version of it. Even fantasy sports giant DraftKings has embraced the format, offering it as its sole peer-to-peer poker product under the name Electric Poker.
BetRivers Poker, the newest entrant to the US market, also spreads its take on the format under the name SNG Select. Meanwhile, PokerStars, which popularized the format globally with Spin & Go (though Winamax was technically the first to launch it), continues to offer it across markets. WSOP Online calls its version BLAST.
While the core concept remains the same across all platforms, three-handed, fast-paced games with randomized prize pools, each operator adds its own twist, ensuring the format stays fresh and competitive.
Jackpot Sit and Gos in US
| Operator | Product Name | Buy-in Range | Rake | Multiplier | Top Prize Range | All-in Mode? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PokerStars | Spin & Go | $1 – $50 | 7% | 2x – 2000 | $2000 to $100,000 | No |
| WSOP Online | Blast | $0.30 – $100 | 6.77% – 10% | 2x – 10,000 | $3000 to $1,000,000 | Not any more |
| BetMGM Poker | Spins | $1 – $50 | 7% | 2x – 2400 | $2400 to $120,000 | No |
| BetRivers Poker | Cub3d | $0.25 – $25 | 4% – 6% | 2x – 1500 | $375 to $37,500 | No |
| DraftKings Poker | Electric Poker | $1 – $50 | 7% | 2x – 10,000 | $10,000 to $500,000 | Yes |
